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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="guide" id="compositing">
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<name>Linux Mint</name>
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<email>root@linuxmint.com</email>
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<title>Pros and cons of compositing</title>
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<title>Advantages</title>
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<p>Better look & feel: Window animations, shadows and transparency.</p>
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<p>Better support for modern applications: Client-side decorations in GTK3 are better supported by composited window managers.</p>
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<title>Disadvantages</title>
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<p>GPU rendering: Depending on your graphics card and your drivers, rendering with the GPU (as opposed to the CPU) can result in visual artefacts or screen tearing.</p>
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<p>Resource usage: Compositing requires more resources. This can result in slower performance or reduced battery autonomy on laptop computers.</p>